Don't believe everything you read. You don't think Boras would leak that info in order to make the Sox and Angels nervous and jack up the price? Not to say that the Nats and O's aren't players for Tex, but I don't have any faith in that info.

How about a Nats/O's bidding war for Tex? Not only are they fighting for legitimacy, but they are essentially fighting for the allegiance of Anne Arundel County. Angelos would much rather see Tex go to the Sox or Angels than to DC, and I'm sure Jimbo and Stan feel the same way about the O's.

How about a Nats/O's bidding war for Tex? Not only are they fighting for legitimacy, but they are essentially fighting for the allegiance of Anne Arundel County. Angelos would much rather see Tex go to the Sox or Angels than to DC, and I'm sure Jimbo and Stan feel the same way about the O's.

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this is one of the things that makes it really interesting.

the O's really can't afford to lose to the Nats in this.

if Tex chooses the O's, the Nats just go for Dunn or try to trade for another 1B though. but the O's, if they don't land Tex and the Nats do....their fanbase will revolt.

Tex hit .308-33-121 in 2008 and is going to earn $20 million a year until I'm in my 60's.
Elijah Dukes could certainly produce numbers similar to those in 2009 (if talent overcomes injuries and stupidity) and he'll earn $500,000.

Thanks for the laugh, "Emily." Should we observe a moment of silence for the end of the Colome era? Oh wait, it's Colome, better make that a few l-o-o-n-g moments. He did kind of bottom out, I guess. At least he can take heart in the fact that he will no longer be the butt of our jokes. heh heh.

Let's discuss the rumoured offers, & player benefits/drawbacks to signing -
Angels: 6/7 years, $140-150M?; Solid team in a weak division, has $$$ available to spend.
Nationals: 8/10 years, $190-210M?; Bottom-feeding franchise, looking for cornerstone player to elevate status in an open division.
Orioles: 8/10 years, $180/200M?; Bottom-feeding franchise in stacked division; Looking to become respectible over next five years.
Red Sox: 7/8 years, $150-175M?; Perennial contender in stacked division, well-financed, will make room for additional salary.
Does that look about right so far?